Lewis Hamilton summoned to appear in official drivers’ press conference ahead of US Grand Prix

Mercedes appear to have overruled Lewis Hamilton’s decision not to speak to the written media, with the world champion scheduled to be back in the spotlight this weekend in Austin.

Hamilton has been summoned to appear in the official drivers’ press conference on Thursday, which he has to do as part of the sporting regulations, but Mercedes have also said he will face the written press after qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.

Hamilton has already travelled to North America as he prepares to the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. He has won three out of four races at the Texas track, and must do so this weekend if he is to have any realistic chance of clawing back to the deficit to Rosberg.